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Information about WOLVES


LINKS | SPECIES | PICTURES | BOOKS | ADOPTION

World map of wolf population

WOLF-RELATED LINKS

Species Information

RED Letters indicate endangered species
GRAY Letters indicate extinction

COMMON NAME

GENUS / SPECIES / SUB

KNOWN LOCATIONS

Dire Wolf Canis / Dirus Western North America
     
Ethiopian Wolf Canis / Simensis Mountains of Ethiopia
     
Maned Wolf Chrysocyon / Brachyurus Brazil, Paraguay, N. Argentina
     
Gray Wolf (Subspecies  Below) Canis / Lupus (Listed Below)
Alaska Tundra Wolf Canis / Lupus / Tundrarum Alaska's Arctic Coast
Alexander Archipelago Wolf Canis / Lupus / Ligon  
Arabian Wolf Canis / Lupus / Arabs (In Captivity)
Arctic Wolf Canis / Lupus / Arctos Melville and Ellesmere Islands
Baffin Island Tundra Wolf Canis / Lupus / Manningi Baffin Island
Banks Island Tundra Wolf Canis / Lupus / Bernardi Northwest Banks Island
British Colombian Wolf Canis / Lupus / Columbianus British Columbia
Cascade Mountains (Brown) Wolf Canis / Lupus / Fuscus *
Central Alaskan Wolf Canis / Lupus / Pambasilcus Central Alaska
Common Wolf Canis / Lupus / Lupus Europe and Russia
Eastern Timber Wolf Canis / Lupus / Lycaon  
Great Plains (Buffalo) Wolf Canis / Lupus / Nubilus S. Canada to N. Texas
Greenland (Swamp) Wolf Canis / Lupus / Orion *
Hokkaido Wolf Canis / Lupus / Hattai Hokkaido, Japan
Hondo Wolf Canis / Lupus / Hodophilax Hondo, Japan
Hudson Bay (Tundra) Wolf Canis / Lupus / Hudsonicus (In Captivity)
Kenai Peninsula (Alaskan) Wolf Canis / Lupus / Alces South Alaska
Labrador Wolf Canis / Lupus / Labradoriu  
Mackenzie Valley Wolf Canis / Lupus / Occidentalis  
Mackenzie Tundra Wolf Canis / Lupus / Mackenzii  
Manitoba (Elusive) Wolf Canis / Lupus / Griseoalbus Central Manitoba???
Mexican Wolf Canis / Lupus / Baileyi (In Captivity)
Middle Eastern Wolf Canis / Lupus / Pallipes Iran and India
Mogollon Mountain Wolf Canis / Lupus / Mogollonensis Arizona and New Mexico
New Foundland Wolf Canis / Lupus / Beothucus New Foundland
Rocky Mountain Wolf Canis / Lupus / Irremotus *
Steppe Wolf Canis / Lupus / Campestris Central Asia
Texas Gray Wolf Canis / Lupus / Monstrabilis Texas and NE. Mexico
Tibetan Wolf Canis / Lupus / Laniger China, Manchuria, Mongolia, Southwest Russia, and Tibet
Tundra Wolf Canis / Lupus / Albus Eurasia, Finland, and North America
Vancouver Island Wolf Canis / Lupus / Crassodon (In Captivity)
     
Red Wolf Canis / Rufus (Reintroduced)  parts of United States. Ethiopia, Shoa, Gojjam.
     
Tasmanian Wolf / Tiger Thylacinus / Cynocephalus Pyengana and E.Tasmania

Wolf Adoption Information

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On-Site-Wolf-Pictures

An Awesome Wolf Picture
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An Experiment With APS4.0
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The Mighty Canine in All His Glory
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A Family of Wolves
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...Here's lookin' at You...
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Where a Wolf Should Be: Running in the Wild!
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A Mexican black wolf, !neat!
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A Beautiful wolf standing vigil
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These two wolves have the neatest expressions
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One word... Kyoooote! ;)
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A lone wolf over clear water... which is the real one?
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Companionship in the wild
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A wolf puppy, as cute as can be
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You lookin' at me? Are you Looking... At Me???
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Wolf Books/Bibliographies

(Alpha - by - Author)
1
      Author: Alderton, David, 1956- 
          Title: Foxes, wolves, and wild dogs of the world / David Alderton ; 
                  photographs by Bruce Tanner. 
Publication: New York : Facts on File, c1994. 
    Material: 192 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. 
         Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-189) and index. 
        Genre: Non-Fiction
2
      Author: Barry, Scott. 
          Title: The kingdom of wolves / written and photographed by Scott 
                  Barry. 
Publication: New York : Putnam, c1979. 
    Material: 63 p. : ill. ; 24 x 27 cm. 
       Genre: Consort
3
      Author: Busch, Robert. 
          Title: The wolf almanac / Robert H. Busch. 
Publication: New York, NY : Lyons & Burford, c1995. 
    Material: xiv, 226 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. 
         Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222) and index. 
        Genre: Non-Fiction
4
          Title: Wolf songs : the classic collection of writing about wolves 
                   / edited by Robert Busch. 
Publication: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, c1994. 
    Material: 189 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. 
         Note: "Greystone Books." 
        Genre: Non-Fiction (Anthology)
5
      Author: Dixon, Paige, 1911- 
          Title: Silver wolf [by] Paige Dixon. Illustrated by Ann Brewster. 
      Edition: [1st ed.] 
Publication: New York, Atheneum, 1973. 
    Material: 108 p. illus. 22 cm. 
         Note: Bibliography: p. 107-108. 
  Summary: Chronicles the early years of a young male wolf stressing 
                  his important role in the wild. 
       Genre: Fiction
6
      Author: Fox, Michael W., 1937- 
          Title: The soul of the wolf / Michael W. Fox. 
      Edition: [1st ed.] 
Publication: Boston : Little Brown, c1980. 
    Material: x, 131 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. 
         Note: Includes bibliographical references. 
       Genre: Consort
7
      Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919- 
          Title: The moon of the gray wolves / by Jean Craighead George ; 
                  illustrated by Sal Catalano. 
      Edition: [New ed.] 
Publication: New York, NY : HarperCollins, c1991. 
    Material: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. 
       Series: The Thirteen moons 
         Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. 
  Summary: Describes the experiences of a wolf pack in the Toklat Pass 
                  of Alaska during the November moon. 
       Genre: Non-Fiction (Documentary)
8
      Author: Grooms, Steve. 
          Title: The return of the wolf / by Steve Grooms. 
Publication: Minocqua, WI : NorthWord Press, c1993. 
    Material: 192 p. : col. ill., maps ; 23 cm. 
       Series: Camp & cottage wildlife collection 
       Genre: Non-Fiction
9
      Author: Hall, Elizabeth, 1929- 
          Title: Child of the wolves / Elizabeth Hall. 
Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c1996. 
    Material: xi, 160 p. ; 22 cm. 
   Summary: Rather than be sold, Granite, a husky puppy, runs away into 
                   the Alaskan wilderness and is taken in by a wolf that has 
                   lost her pups. 
       Genre: Fiction (Consort)
10
          Title: Wolf and man : evolution in parallel / edited by Roberta L.  
                  Hall, Henry S. Sharp. 
Publication: New York : Academic Press, 1978.  
    Material: xiv, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
       Series: Communication and behavior.  
         Note: Includes bibliographies and index. 
       Genre: Evolution Science 
11
      Author: Hirschi, Ron.  
          Title: When the wolves return / Ron Hirschi ; photographs by Thomas  
                   D. Mangelsen.  
      Edition: [1st ed.] 
Publication: New York : Cobblehill Books/Dutton, c1995. 
    Material: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. 
       Genre: Non-Fiction (Juvenile)
12
      Author: Johnson, Sylvia A. 
          Title: Wolf pack : tracking wolves in the wild / Sylvia A. Johnson  
                  & Alice Aamodt. 
Publication: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Company, c1985. 
    Material: 96 p. : col. ill., map ; 23 cm. 
         Note: Includes index. 
   Summary: Describes the social interaction of wolves in a pack as they  
                   share the work of hunting, maintaining territory, and  
                   raising young. 
        Genre: Consort
13
      Author: Lawrence, R. D., 1921- 
          Title: Trail of the wolf / R.D. Lawrence. 
Publication: Emmaus, PA : Rodale Press ; [New York] : Distributed in the  
                  book trade by St. Martin's Press, 1993. 
    Material: 160 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. 
         Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 158) and index. 
       Genre: Consort
14
      Author: London, Jack, 1876-1916.  
          Title: White Fang / Jack London.  
Publication: New York : Scholastic Book Services, [199-?]  
    Material: 252 p. ; 17 cm.  
         Note: "Apple classics."  
   Summary: The adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is  
                   part wolf and how he makes his peace with man.  
        Genre: Fiction 
15
      Author: London, Jack, 1876-1916.  
          Title: The call of the wild / by Jack London.  
      Edition: [1st Vintage Books/Library of America ed.] 
Publication: New York : Vintage Books/The Library of America, 1990. 
    Material: xviii, 102 p. : maps ; 21 cm.  
         Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102).  
        Genre: Fiction 
16
      Author: London, Jonathan, 1947-  
          Title: The eyes of Gray Wolf / by Jonathan London ; illustrated by  
                  Jon Van Zyle.  
Publication: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1993.  
    Material: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.  
  Summary: On a cold northern night, a restless gray wolf encounters an  
                  unknown wolf pack, from which a young white wolf steps out  
                  and they become mates.  
       Genre: Fiction (Juvenile) 
17
      Author: Lopez, Barry Holstun
          Title: Of Wolves and Men
Publication: Touchstone, 1995, NY, NY c.1978
         Note: Easy to read and it includes a /ton/ of history, some folklore, and
                  a lot on behavior and biology.
       Genre: Consort
18
      Author: Mech, L. David.  
          Title: The way of the wolf / L. David Mech ; foreword by Robert  
                  Bateman ; photography by Tom Brakefield ... [et al.].  
Publication: Stillwater, MN, USA : Voyageur Press, c1991.  
    Material: 120 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.  
         Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 115) and index.  
       Genre: Consort 
19
      Author: Milton, Joyce.  
          Title: Wild, wild wolves / by Joyce Milton ; illustrated by Larry  
                  Schwinger.  
Publication: New York : Random House, c1992.  
    Material: 48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.  
       Series: Step into reading. A Step 2 book  
  Summary: Introduces the natural history of wolves, examining their  
                  social structure, hunting tactics, growth, and development,  
                  and explores myths and legends about them.  
       Genre: Non-Fiction (Juvenile) 
20
      Author: Peters, Roger.  
          Title: Dance of the wolves / Roger Peters.  
Publication: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1985.  
    Material: xi, 222 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. 
       Genre: Non-Fiction (Zoology) 
21
     Author: Savage, Candace Sherk, 1949-  
         Title: Wolves / text and photographic selection by Candace Savage ;  
                  foreword by L. David Mech.  
Publication: San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1988.  
    Material: 159 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.  
         Note: Bibliography: p. [157]-159.  
        Genre: Non-Fiction 
22
      Author: Steinhart, Peter. 
          Title: The company of wolves / Peter Steinhart.  
      Edition: [1st Vintage ed.]  
Publication: New York : Random House, 1996, c1995.  
    Material: xvii, 374 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.  
         Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [346]-349) and  
                   index.  
       Genre: Consort 
23
          Title: Following the tundra wolf. Peace River Films, inc. [Motion 
                  picture] / 
Publication: Wilmette, Ill. : Films Inc., 1977, c1975. 
    Material: 1 reel, 44 min. : sd., col. ; 16 mm. 
    Material: 1 reel, 44 min. : sd., col. ; 35 cm. 
  Summary: Offers a look at the tundra wolf of the Canadian Northwest 
                  Territories and examines the relationship of this predator 
                  with his principal prey, the caribou. 
       Genre: Non-Fiction (Video Documentary) 
24
      Author: Wolpert, Tom. 
          Title: Wolves for kids / by Tom Wolpert. 
Publication: Minocqua, WI : NorthWord Press, 1991. 
    Material: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. 
  Summary: An introduction to the furry predator, focusing on where 
                  wolves live, why they howl, and how they communicate. 
       Genre: Consort (Juvenile) 
25
      Author: Wood, Daniel. 
          Title: Wolves / Daniel Wood. 
Publication: North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books, 1994. 
       Genre: Non-Fiction 
26
     Author: Zimen, Erik, 1941- 
Filing Title: Wolf, Mythos und Verhalten. English. 
         Title: The wolf, a species in danger / Erik Zimen ; translated from 
                  the German by Eric Mosbacher. 
Publication: New York : Delacorte Press, c1981. 
    Material: vi, 373 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. 
         Note: Translation of Der Wolf, Mythos und Verhalten. 
         Note: Includes index. 
         Note: Bibliography: p. 361-368. 
        Genre: Non-Fiction 

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